When the Mass Pike extension, I:90,was built It took homes and businesses in Newton,MA.....hardly a poor neighborhood being destroyed.
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I used to live in West Newton and Newton Corner.
As a Newton resident or just living in either eastern or western MA Would you rather the Pike not exist to save a few neighborhoods?
Of course not...sacrifices had to be made.
Hopefully here in MA and even in shitsville USA the property owners were properly compensated for their loss.
In this story apparently not but who really knows with todays media.
Now say they were taken over and forced out for a new condo/retail development or a sports stadium that would obviously be a different story....or would it?
progress?....i dunno...
To live in a crappy house in a crappy neighborhood and then suddenly be forced out by their government only to have enough $$$ to move into another crap house in another crappy neighborhood...that ain’t right.
Upending peoples livelihoods, memories etc foer a less then even swap?
Reminds me of ins companies...my 2010 loaded Mazda 6 was totaled by a dump truck.
I had 2 payments left and planned on keeping it for a LONG time payment free.
Ins co gave me 8 grand on a car i paid 25 grand for.
thanks.....
Car was brand new condition, meticulously cared for now i had 8 grand to buy somebody’s other clunker?
Great..